Winter Olympics News » Two Man

German team wins gold and sets record

Jill Manty — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 04:31:03 +0000

The German team of Andre Lange and Kevin Kuske won the two man bobsled gold medal. That made Andre Lange the recipient of four bobsled gold medals, a record. German teammates Thomas Florschuetz and Richard Adjei brought home the silver, and Russian team Alexsandr Zubkov and Alexey Voevoda won bronze.

The Germans seem to be almost unbeatable in the two man competition, but the four man is coming up. Will the American team lead by Steve Holcomb end the 62 year old gold medal drought for the Americans?

Germany dominates 2-man bobsled

Sherry — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 04:26:23 +0000

Germany 1 and Germany 2 teams got gold and silver, respectively. No surprise considering the three other gold medals won by Germany 1 driver Andre Lange and brakeman Kevin Kuske in 2 and 4-man bobsledding. Steve Holcomb, driver for the US team finished sixth, but has said that the 2-man is really just his warm-up for the 4-man race. US 1 is debuting the “Night Train” sled in competition later this week.

Thomas Florscheutz is driver for Germany 2, Richard Adjei his partner. Russia 1 won bronze, driven by Aleksandr Zoubkov, partner Alexey Voevoda.

Just as a side note: Is it just me, or do those outfits leave little to the imagination? Some of the guys looked pretty impressive, but a couple could stand to cut some carbs from their diets. You know who you are, fellahs.

What are you watching today?

Jill Manty — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:51:34 +0000

There are six medals being awarded today. Which contests will you be watching?

In alpine skiing, you can watch Men’s Super Combined, which combines one downhill run with one slalom run. American Ted Ligety is the defending Olympic champion, but look for Americans Bode Miller and Andrew Weibrecht to give him a run for his money.

Biathlon will award medals for a men’s and women’s mass start event today.

Two man bobsled wraps up today. Team U.S. 1 was in a good position going into today’s runs.

Men’s ski cross runs qualifying and final rounds today. If you like snowboard cross, you’re going to love this new event. Former Alpine skiers Casey Puckett and Daron Rahlves lead the Americans. You may recognize both these names as Rahlves represented the United States at the Olympics three times in alpine racing, and Puckett was a four time Olympian in the alpine disciplines.

The women’s speedskating 1500m will be raced today, as well.

In addition to medal rounds, you can check out curling and hockey (yes, I know some of you have had enough of curling and hockey). Or if you want something a bit lighter, ice dancers will be performing their free dance today.